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AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
AustralianSuper said the newly created role will help align autonomous agents with human intent. The $410 billion super fund has named its first head of AI and automation in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... bfinance said. It comes as the period was marked by a "weaker start" to the year, with global fundraising falling to its lowest level since 2015. bfinance said it is due to re-intensify caution among investors amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... expertise as it looks to drive growth across portfolio companies. Cross brings more than four decades of executive and board level experience spanning wealth management, asset management, institutional banking and governance. In the role, she will work ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... Australia's wholesale asset markets, both directly and indirectly," the report said. "This partly reflects the relatively lower level of dynamism in Australia's wholesale financial markets compared with other areas of the financial system, such as retail ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... into the nature and consequences of his actions. Whilst stating that he'd do things differently now, he did not accept any level of personal responsibility for his actions, instead repeatedly seeking to blame his licensee and the fact that he was inexperienced," ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... improvement. The highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, which aim to "level the playing field for first home buyers," captured much of wealth managers' attention as many clients will now have to ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... has affirmed the highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing in a bid to "level the playing field for first home buyers." The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted indexation as the federal ...

Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
New research from TAL suggests Australians who better understand and engage with their insurance through superannuation are significantly more confident about their financial security if they become unable to work. The study of 2000 super fund members ...

Fintech AUDC hires former UBS director, expands senior team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... building and proving the foundations of AUDD in the market. These appointments are about taking that foundation to the next level and scaling what is already working to enable more institutions to use stablecoins to modernise and improve their services," ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... most HESTA members is dropping across all cover types by an average of 12%. From July 1, members will pay less for the same level of death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection cover. On average, the cost of death cover will drop ...